Coin-controlled machine.



A; RYDQUIST. G01N GONTRLLED MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.26,1909.

Patented July 30, 1912.

4 SHEETS-SHEBT l.

A. RYDQUIST.

LOIN CONTROLLED MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED Amas, 1909.

Patented July 30, 1912.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2,

A. RYDQUIST. COIN CONTROLLED MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.26, 1909.

Patented July 30,1912.

4 SHEETS-S`HEET 3.

A. ARYDQUIST. GOIN GONTROLLED MACHINE.

APPLIGATIO FILED APR.. 26, 1909.

Pat-,9111611311151 30, 1912.

com-coNTRoLLnn-MACHINE i specification of Lettersraieiit. Patented July-30,1912.'- Appiimion sied Apriiae, isos. semina, 492,130Q"` t' `To all whom mayl concern I Be itlmown that I, ADOLPH RYDQUIS'r, of Rochester, in theyzouity o f Monroe and State of New York, have inventd"certain4 new and useful Improyements' in Goin-,Con-

trolled Macliinesgand I do hereby declare.-

the following to be. a full, clear, and exact.

description of lthe saine, reference. being had. to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andl to therefer-j ence-numerals marked thei'eon;

The present invention relates to coin cont-rolledmachines, one of the objects of the saine being the provision of a-simple',strong and inexpensive means wherebyA the closure of a vending casing or cabinetalso effects thel locking of' a coin controlled mechanisms which is removable roinfthe casing or'cabinet. i

Another object is to' make provision "whereby the introduction of a -coin into the"v `machine after thev supply of material to be Vended vhas been exhausted will not operate the coin controlled 5 mechanism, butl will cause the coin to be discharged to theexterior of the machine.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of a coin receptacle having a elosure which can only be opened when vthe coin controlled mechanism isremovedfrom the vending-casing.

Still. another feati'ire-othe invention is ltheprovision of means whereby all paper,

improper coins, slugs vor matterother rthan coins adapted .for operating' the machine` will be l'discharged to the exterior of thel -apparatus Without interfering lwith the operation of the coin controlling mechanism.

Further objects areto 4provide improve' ments in the .coin lcontrolled mechanism' whereby the operation of the latter Will be more positive and the parts'tliereof-w1ll 'not be liable to breakage or Vdisarrangement. l

'To these and other ends the invention.

consists in certain improvements 'and combinations of parts. all as will be hereinafter more fully described', thenove1 eaturesbe ing pointed out in the claims at' the end of againsta lug or pro3et1on 7 on the casing.

.Theymay be locked in this-position by la'V closure 8 for the casing'resting onjseats 9st gthe upper ends of and against'the frames 'for' the specification.

In thedrawings: Figure'll is a. front view.

of a vending machine embodying the present improvements, the front wall being partially broken away for the.' purpose of' illuspiece and' adaptefljto itWit-hin ,openings v in the .frame or casing- A or B, the latter'A trolled.mech anism;'Fig. f1 isarear v iewof.

the. same mechanism*withfthe-.back plates thereoijreinoved; 'Ei-g 5 "a vewjshoiizing the mounting. ofthe 'e}ectols as viewed from fthe nnderside; Fig` Gis adetail vie'wflof a .portion of coin-'intakechiiteillustrating. the

manner in which' Athe coin .isrdeilecteil' arvending'reeptale beco'ines'em ty Y.

jon: the line' Go :of forv the ejector has "been Fig; 9. 'isla after -the jcar magnet and abolit- Ito be ldisicharged 'with l ejector; Fig. 11 is. a sectional view-onlibe line' olf-d of Fig...'4, illustrating a' portion of thev vending receptacle; Figi 12 is aesection on the line e-e of Fig. 4'prior to thes'hiftout 'affecting the incitementoifthe ejectom.

been Iset by a'coin; Figlll is a .section on "eject-or carrier has been Ishifted and `the ejec-v v.tor set in ejecting position.. i

Int-he present embodiment of inyinvenltion there is employeda suitable-casing or cabinet l. having itsffront Wallv open and a cross piece' 2 connecting its side' Walls near 1 and in spaced relation to its bottom Wall 4to provide a 'discl'iarge 3 below the'cross piece, a, deiectorf-l beingprovided to direct arti- I cles through the discharge. 'i' Supported-upon the cross piece 2 arejonej` frames Av end B carrying the coin controlled, mechanisms which' 1Willbe hereinafter specificallydescribed# -Each'franie is held on'the cross piece byliigs or'projcctions ,5 extendingnpwardly fromIthe'crossv being fitted @to and removedl from the cross proper position in' the" machine, resting.;

= engage behinfdthe prolections' 7 and thus at 1 piece 2 by ajtilting movement; but, Whenjn ,l

.I the -sanie :sei-cure. lower Volf-"the I closure against movenieiiq'the upper .end ot,

the -closure'ffbein'g-Qheld"by any Y `suitable j means, such I more vending'receptacles l2. Inthe present.

i' articles and maintai the articles against -instance,. these receptacles -are rigidly con. Vrest attheirnpper ends fligainstbracesl `and are supported attheir 'lower ends' upon rear sidesfoftrames slotted brackets 'p15 each .on the greceptaclesi; be vended, which i'nthis in-A -The articles' to.

above'another within the -receptacle and are discharged from the lower end thereof to the rear, dropping iipoii' the 'delefctor-fll v'which carries them vto' the point from' which they may be reached through the discharge 3. A gate or other device .16 normally holds l'discharge from. each vending receptacle, hut yields to 'permit said discharge,

tionwithin a vending receptacle.

'The'discharges from'the vending receptacles'12 are effected preferably byejec'tors 19,'inounted in pairshupon a 'carrier that is `guided ina frame' A or B' embodies an upper plate 20, fg andfgan upright portion 22 "35 a lower plate 2 1 connecting the plate, the upright port.

forward edges ofthe with openings 23 tion being provide "-,-`throiigh which headed portions of the ejectors 19 are intro duced .and shifted laterally ',--f'ujto-seciire the ejectors in position and pro- '\Yh'en vthe carrier is in its toi'w icarrieif fzt'ed to the machine ing position. A

't'ions on .the carriers. Prefer so that'a slight moveme ,vide pivots or fulcru'nis permitting the ejec tors'to he moved to and from ejectingposi "torsfhav'e depending portions or arms 24 which are engaged by movable con con ',-trolled' deiic'es or members.

25 pre terably pivoted at 2G to the plate .21 and engaged by coins Vin a manner to be hereinafter set forth. ard position th'e portions 27 of the coin controlled devices 25 project beyond lthe c aifrier and engage will he oper ated to cause the ejectors to `lie in ejectingl positions on the carrier.

mounted to .iiieii'ibei1-wliich is preterahlv moverelatively to the carrier and to this asia -lo'clif11, the key of Which is held by an' a uth'oriz'vedperson.` 's j Within'thefgcasing' is arranged one or .supports .-lcf'p'rojecting up- A, B'

gums I while a follower 17 lrests upon tlie'- nsthem `in proper' posithe ejector and preferably` ablyv the lejec'l coin controlled members 25. is

i. l t l Each paiiof ejectors 'iiiay'be controlled by a single operating -55'- end is in the "forni of a plunger QS) guided v "f on the'carrier and operatively,connected to gaging Adevices 25, iit of the plunger Lrelatively to the carriericauscsthe ejcotors -to he moved from ejecting positions on the provided a'proper coin has not been to set an ejector in eject- 'the coin controlled or en .The connection between tlie .ment ot the member 35` is permitted to eariv member (ir-'plunger `29 and the preferably in the jformof 'a pinionj-BO turning about an axis 31 arranged transversely to the line of' movement of the plunger and meshing .with -racks'f32 .on the-coin controlled devices It is apparent that as neither of the' tivofdcvices 25 is held against Amovement the pinion `will not rotate but will move the plunger o r operating member 29v and turn.. botti coin controlledv devices 25 about their operating axis 261: depress the ejectors. It, lhowever, ,l oii'eot Athe coi `'gages a coiri'said members will not move 'on n engaging'memhers Q5 enandthe pinion' will turn on its ile a-.lso'tui'ning on thc rack of the other member 25 and at thc same time Y moving' the latter.

It' both of the devices Q5 are held against movement the plunger will not 'move relatively to the carrie-r. To the end that the Acoin controlled members `may be controlledfby coins each ot said members has'a fingery or portion 83 ,operating in proximity toa coin seat on the car- ,i'ier, the coin seat. being hereii'iafter more ,specically described. i

bya coin nio-ves into engagement with a guide 34 whichl removes the strain from the `coin ind causes'the ejector to be. guided and'supported*throughout the ejecting operation. p At the end of its ejecting movement, it drops below the `guide and travels beneath the latter on its rc'turii 'movement The guides for each carrier may beA arranged between the two cjcctors on a plate L00 which lies between the upper ,and lower plates of the carrier.

The release o t the coin -inustof course be effected in order to permit an ejector` to drop, and* to this end the coin is removed trom its coin seatl he'tore the end of the ejecting operation.V This is preferably accom plisli'edl by providing a movableI coin engaging member 35 pivoted at 3G to the pla-te 2l and having a slot or'rccess therein 'at 37 to receive van edge ot a coin. This member prevents the coin being removed from its scat when-engaged by the linger 33, as the portion 38 on the ineiiihcr f'coperates with a guide 89 supported independent-ly of thc carrier to `resist. the movement.. ANear the cnil of the ejecting movement, when a por-` tion 10 on the g'uide 3.() reached a Imove- After an ejector has been setflie coin 'from its seat and to allow the finger 33 to turn on its pivot, a switch member 4l 'being provided to insure the movement of the portion 38A on the guide 40. f

After the cjecting mdvcn'ient li-as been started the carrier should not'be returned to its initial position without `completing the movement for otherwisethe coin will' be deposited in th c coin box Without giving anything 'in return. To prevent the return each vii j ioo y ing18. E

; A coin is delivered from' each intake open- .4 l ejector may have rigidly connected theretoa pawl ortooth 42 which isv maintained in oooperat-ive relation with a ratchet member f "43 thatis pivotedv at 44 independently of.

.the .carrier, two of these ratchetmembers 43 being 'wllllected for coperati'on with" the l.two ejecto'rs a carrier and'pressedtoward- V the latter bya spring 45. Ofcour'se ,whenan ejectorjreaches theend of 'its e]ecting movementjits pawl 42 will'be'tlirowr-i out off' engagement with its ratchet andthe carrier vvwill be'permitted to return to its initial po-' sition-undergtheaction of any suitable de vice,'sucli' for .instance as a helical'spring 4.6 15v abutting the carrier at' one'l end andthe vframe at its other end. The spring. may be' arranged within a slot-ted tube/47 which isl supported by the frame ofthe eoinfcon trolled mechanism and has .the `carrier guidedl thereon' and working in the. slot to engage fthe spring.

The seat upon which the coin rests to eff feet the operation ofeach ejector embodies `walls 49 and 50 arranged-at slight anglesto.

each other and formed by' an opening 51 in theplate 21 of the'carrier. If the coinbe of proper size it willbesupported'v by these walls and duringeje'ction movement willv be and as the chute 53 communicates with the" the vexteriorof the casing or cabinet.. A coin f controlled mechanism. The part on the easdischarge'pa-ssage 3,- the coin will pass to that is too thick or too large in diameter cannot be passed through the inta'keopening-18. to a seat on thecarrier by an intake chute, a part of which is on the carrier while another partis on'v the casing of the coin ing may embodyfa guide 54 and a guide 55 which deliver thecoin to the slot 56 in the It will be noted' t'hat'the slot 56 will alst' top of the carrier fromwhich they are disto'p 'of' the carrier through which it drops .en .to aninclined 'way' 57 leading toa seat` 4 operatetofprevent coms of to0"' .gre atl di nmet'ers o1- too great thickness v passing toY the coin slot Thisis ofigreat-importance out 'of reach of-one desiring 'tolinjure' thet machine. ln order to'cl'e'ar the intake chiite of. paper 'or Vther material whichscannot travel freelytherethrou'gh the lowerniost guide 5 5- -isp'ivota'lly mountedat 58 tot-urn about an axis transverse tothe path ofthe travel' of c'oins 'through the chute, thus permitting the vchute-to be expanded and the material to drop uponthe carrier from `which it is dis placed before a portion 101 of the frame of the coin controlled vmechanism upon 'the 4mov'ementof the carrier,v being *discharged rinto'the chute 53, and thence to the exterior ofthen'iachine. The movement of the guide bar 55 is preferably effected by a lever 62 fpivoted'at 44 tothe casing A or Band have. 'ingf an 'endv 63 arranged in rear of the po-r.

.tion 64011 lthe carrier so-that when the'carrierl m'oves' rearwardlvatheportion 64 `rides on theport-ion 63 ofthelcver62 andforces an enlargement' 65 on the lever against an .arm. 66 on' a frame'66 that pressesag'ainst two 'guides 55 under thefactio'n of. a' spring v67 to hold the said guides-in' their normal positions.

Should a steel or iron slug,shaped similarly lto-'a proper coin `be introduced'through an'intake .1S -it will travelfthrough the 'coin' intake chuteto the inclined" waygjwhere it will beifattracted .by a pole of a magnet 102 and held away from. the coin seat: The vother pole of this *magnet .lies in' proximity to the .other inclined way onlthe carrier'so that'one magnet is come. -mon .to two c in `controlled' rnl .hanisms When the carrieiei moved away .from the magnet by a fixed s moved .any slugs Will b eA portion 41034 of the frame which will force the slugs through the openings 104' from which they will be dropped through the` chute 53 to' the'discharge After'a vending receptacle has becomev empty. 'it-i'sdesirable to -prevent the coins .reaching the coin Seaton the carrier, and to this vend the' guide 54 is cut away at 63 and a stop or Aswitch` 69, controlled by the conlos tents ofthe vending receptacle7 mo've's into the path of the coin and deflects the same on topof the' carrier so that'when the earrier-is moved rearwardly. the coin will 4be swept oli' Vinto the chute 53. Preferably the switch is'arranged on a curved arm 70' and is pressedaway from switching posit-ion by a spring 71. When a follower 17 reaches' its lowermost position it engages the arm 70 and forces the switch 6 9 into the path of .coins in the. chute, thus causing them to be deflected through the portion 68 on tothe trolled mechanism 'frame is introduced into` the casing, thus 'holding thel closure in closed position and providing a space between the coinreceptacle and the cross piece 'a `coin of proper amount `press. its, ejector the carrier While intakefchute tothe .s i 10 the same time, the

through the slot 1 8,

iiieff chute 3 3; through. or other 'material dropl that i'snot engaging 'afco'in moves to defrom(y e] ecting positionv Von the other ejector-isset or `position because 4its coin vengaging in'ember cannot be moved;

.The strain is 'immediately taken from the 2do' i 1 receptacle l2, a return movement of the car-I coi'n as.tlieejectoreiigages a. guide 3 4 and continues in engagement therewith until 'an j azrticle. is `ejected `from. .the rear "Wall 'off a rier beingfprevent-ed until the ejectionhas taken place, because of the engagemento'f la paivl 42 with aratchetf4l3: A t'the-endof the ejecting ejector drops, 'this being permitted. by rea-v menibe r 25g-tol move ,under theplunger. ','llie return f rier takesv place under-the;

movement of# the carrier the sonf' o' lthe factthat the Acoin has `been dis- .i charged throughopening' .51 permit-ting the action of `the vspring tand'at the end of said movement e vv'portion -27- of' the with abutments .28 .and restorethe ejecto'rs to' eject-ing Ipositions onthecarrier.` t While Vthe present improvements.' have been embodied in` avending machine in Which` the ejectorsfact directly upon thegaif ticles' to bei/'ended itis to be .understood that movement of the caraction-Lot "thedevices 25 'fcoperate' .the 'invention 'is not limited to such a conf struction and that 'the term. feje'ctor' is intended to coverany' type of operating niemcoin controlled 'machines Whether acting directly orindirectlv upon an article' tofl lbe vended or A coin controlled mechanism constructed -in accordance` With this invention ivill pro-4 tect the-operating parts 'against the action of slugs, improper, coins, paper or othei1 extraneous matters. 4Theaction are simple yet positive and the user via/ill either vobtain -valueffor afcoi'n deposited or .-.thefcoin' will be returned. The coinrecep-v tacle lis closed in'such a manner that a jar-V the coins ring of the-machinecannot displace operating any suitable of the parts and cause them to pass from the discharge',

Further all parts of thev 'machine are siniplified both in operation and construction.

, I claim as my invention :-A

1. The combination with a carrier, of an ejector mounted thereon, of a ratchet meinber mounted iiidep'endei'itly oi the carrier, a paivl movable with thecagiier, and a device for controlling ythe'eingagenient of the 1 ejector movably ejector. 'unless said is engaging .a coin.

engaging ymember opera-tively connected :'t

4pair of .'eject'orsl movably' an operating member `for connections-With the ejectors.v 6..The combination-with acarrier, of' a 100 pinion meshing 1 ivit h .having` the -pinion ]ournaled thereon about. an axis t aiisvei'se to theline' of move- 115 return of.thecarrier-ivhen'apro A'coinliii'sl I been; fedto the coincontrolledf vice,...

- 12. The .combination with "afeariie ii",f. ofan@l mounted'-tt-hereon, l a4 coin-70 lengaging `member operatively connected to theiejector, and an. operatingmember forf the carrienx connected to the c oin engaging member tocause, the latter tooperate the combinationivith a carrier, of an?v ejector movably mounted thereon, a` coin The the eject0r, 'an`operating member for lca rrierconnected .tothe'coin engaging inein-t beiit causethe latter to. operate the' ejector,

aspring moving the carrier' to 'an'. initial position, and analiutmcnt arranged to effect to cjectiiigpog5 the movement ,of the ejector carrierfivhen the Vlattei reaches its initial' position.

l. The` combination ivitlra'icarrier, of an egector mounted to swing thereon and hav'` `ing an arm extending therefrom, a coin cngaging member `carrier 'and coperatingivith the a`ii`n,faiid aplunger sl'idably arrangedon .the carrier. 'and connected to the'coin engaging member. 0f ,e 9.5

5, rlhe combination with va carrier,v

mounted thereon, the carriera-also, movable relatively tofthe latter pair of ejectoi's mountedthereon, vcoin enfA gaging .members movably mounted lon the carrier, 'each ,being operatively connected to i anv ejector and beingl 'provided 'ivi'th a. rack, 'a pinion meshing with both racks,y operating member for the carrier` tively connected to thepiiiion.

7. Thecombination ivith a carrier,`of a pair-o ej'ectors mounted thereon, coin en# i-aging mcii'ibers movably'mounted on the 110 carrier, each being operatively connected lto an eiectoi and beiiigprovidcd with a rack, a

both racks, and a plunnient of thcjplifingcr.

'8.- Tlie .combination with a -carrier einbodying an uppe` and .a loiver plate, of -a 1 pair of pivotallv mounted ejectoi's arranged to cooperate' ivitli the under surface ofthe 120 plate and provided with depending arms, coin engaging members pivotally mounted 'on the upper surface oi the lower plate, and

operatively connected to the depending arms f and provided with racks, ing with both racks, a plunger giiidcdonl the-carrier and havino'4 the pinion turning thereonaboiit an axis transverse tolthc line l otmovement ofthe plunger` a spring acting tomove the carrier to an initial position, aiid 130 I coin engaging member 151 and having .and an :i pinion coiip'cijat'- 12-5 9. Thefyeombinlation .wi i ejectorand g member therefor, offa pair of an Oper', movablegeom/engaglng members controlling I' thefp'osition of `the e}ector.,' onefbeing movfejecting rier indie-direction,

able-,to engage a coin upon'the movement of theo erating'memb'er, andmeans for effect- -Iingtde' movement of the' other coin engaging memberto release the coin after the operation has been completed. l; v -10.-Thecombination witha carrier, of a pair 'of movable coi-n engaging members 1-5,

thereon, means for eectingthe movement yot' one of said members' tty engage a coin at the beginning of' the' movement of the can means for eleetingthe movement of the'otliermember to, release thecoin, and an ejector 'controlled by said coin engaging members. y 1 11. The combinat'on with a carrier, of a paix` of movable coin engaging members thereon, means for moving one of said mem'- bers to engage acoinat the beginning of the ej eating movement of the carrier, a guide eoing the latter against movement until nearA l tion of one coinkengaging member during the the end of the ejecting movement of the' carrier, and an ejector eontrolledby the coin engaging member rst operating.

12. The combination with a carrier, of'an ejector movably mounted thereon, of a`pair ot' coin engaginglmembers controlling the position 4of the ejector and mov ably 'mounted on the carrienineans for electing the operairst part of--'th'e 4ejec'ting movement of fthe carrier, and a yguide on which the other coin,

engaging member travels releasing the lat.- l ter rnear the end'of the' movement of the carrier.

.1 13. The combination With aicarrier and v an operating member therefor movably con (Jopie: of this patent maybe obtaineclv foi'velce'nts each, by adr'evssing 'the fo'nmissloner'of Iatents,

nected thereto, of an ejector movablj7 monnt ed on the carrier, a pair of coin engaging l bination with a l opening having `obliq'nely.arrangedivvalls forv supporting a coin, mounted on the carrier,

'. opening tol canse Ait operating With the other member and hold- Witnesse-s:

members, one of saidmembe'rs being'opera and to the ejector, v y v coin engaging member, holding- 'itV against movement;

ltively connected to. the operating memberv-v and a guide torl the other Q movement -until inear theend ofthe ejecting 14. Ina coin controlled machinegithefcom bination portinglportions arranged obliefnel7 to'eachl the seat for.l controlling'the 'operation of. the

with-` a coin seat havingawo zsu'p'f other, of devices eoperating with a' coulon machine, and means for eifectingaymovementv of saiddevices todisplaee ,the-eoin from the seat after thefcontrollingfopera- 15'. In a coin controlled machine, the com'- 1 rrier provided with an a pair of. "movably mounted 'coin engaging members` coperatin controlling th'ejector,

ecting the movement f saidV coin engaging `with a 'coin snpported on 'said Wallsy an' ,i and means .forfeff members 'to` shift-.the -coinflaterallydinthe to drop therethrough.

16,. In acoin controlled machine, the combination with-a. coin seat having'twosupporting mportor'ls, of devices" feopeating W1th a coin on'the seat-jor. `contro e ect'ing` a movement trolling operation-. v

- 17. In. a coin Ico'trolled fniaeliinjesll the' means'for efeetinga movement of' said de vices to displace the coin from the the controlling operation. p

' A'DoLPH remonter.

*seatafter RUSSELL B. GRIFFITH', HAROLD H. SIMMs.

Washington, ID. C.

Y lfgfithe I o era-tion'of the machine"andt yxrieans-?.for. ofsaid devices todis-y place the comfromV theseat after th'e convr 

